Oo oo aa mercy mercy me

Ah things aint' what they used to be

Where did all the blue skies go

Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.



Oo mercy mercy me

Ah things ain't what they used to be

Oil wasted on the ocean and up on our sea

Fish full of mercury.



Ah oh mercy mercy me

Ah things ain't what they used to be

Radiation underground and in the sky

Animals and birds who live near by are dying.



Oh mercy mercy me

Ah things ain't what they used to be

What about this overcrowded land

How much more abuse from man can she stand